Florida's Josh Shaw, Lynden Trail to transfer

GAINESVILLE – Florida safety Josh Shaw and defensive end Lynden Trail will transfer from the school, the school announced Tuesday.

Shaw, a sophomore from Palmdale, Calif., played in 10 games this season with one start. He had 22 tackles with one for a loss and one pass break-up this season. Shaw missed the Furman game on Nov. 19 because of personal issues dealing with the health of his grandfather.

"I have enjoyed my time at Florida but I feel like I need to be closer to my family right now," said Shaw in a release. "This is not a football decision, this is a family decision. I need to be with my family."

Trail, meanwhile, did not play in a game in his two years at Florida. A redshirt freshman from Miami, Trail failed to crack the two deep this season after coaches said they needed to see more from him. He said in a release that he wanted to pursue opportunities elsewhere.

On Tuesday morning, Trail tweeted, "GATORNATION I LOVE YALL AND LOVED ALL YALL SUPPORT I LOVED THE COACHES MY TEAMMATES AND THE STUDENTS HERE ONCE A GATOR ALWAYS A GATOR <3"

The two transfers are the 10th and 11th for Florida in the past eight months. Three other players left the program during the season, most recently with TE Gerald Christian and WR Robert Clark on Oct. 25.

Their departure adds to an already troubling lack of depth for Florida. The Gators (6-6) are now down to 70 scholarship players, with four of those being former walk-ons. It will lose 10 players who came to UF on scholarship, with nine seniors and one redshirt junior leaving the program after this season.

Excluding the walk-ons who received scholarships this year, that will leave Florida with 56 scholarship players on the roster. The NCAA limit is 85, and schools can sign no more than 25 to a class. UF has 17 players committed in the class of 2012.